Meaning

Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our)..

Definitions by Sense

1. Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
2. Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
3. Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
4. Belonging to people in general.
5. (colloquial) Belonging to everyone being addressed.
6. (colloquial, may seem patronising) Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
7. (colloquial, uncommon) Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
8. (colloquial) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.

Example Sentences

Sorry, you're not invited to our party.

Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.

We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.

Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.

In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.

Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

As we get older, our reactions get slower.

As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

Word Forms

• wor

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When Should You Use Our?

Use our when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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